Back to EveryPatent.com
United States Patent | 6,165,639 |
Deslyper ,   et al. | December 26, 2000 |
A battery pack which provides for the making of internal connections within the battery pack includes a plurality of apertures (206) having battery pack contacts (204) in register with the apertures (206) and are located on top of corresponding metal tabs (104). The invention allows for a welding tip to be passed through the aperture (206) in order to weld the battery pack contacts (204) to their corresponding metal tabs (104). Once welded the apertures (206) can be sealed by preferably placing a battery label over the apertures (206).
Inventors: | Deslyper; Amy T. (Dacula, GA); Fischl; Steven (Lawrenceville, GA); Schneider; Christian (Flowery Branch, GA); Leon; Robert (Miami, FL) |
Assignee: | Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) |
Appl. No.: | 164987 |
Filed: | September 30, 1998 |
Current U.S. Class: | 429/99; 429/127; 429/178 |
Intern'l Class: | H01M 002/20 |
Field of Search: | 429/122,123,153,158,163,178,225,121,96,97,98,99,100 |
5857148 | Jan., 1999 | Weisshappel et al. | 455/90. |